Mariah Carey has joined Enrique Iglesias on the bill for the 15th anniversary Emirates Airline Jazz Festival. The superstar will headline the second night of the three-day event, on February 23 at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre. A third stellar act, who will kick off the festival, is expected to be announced early next week.

A genuine legend, the New Yorker has not performed in the UAE for more than a decade. Since ending her Charmbracelet tour here in 2004, there have been several close calls, most notably in 2008 when tickets went on sale for a special weekend alongside Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie. However, a week after the announcement of the gigs, Midas Productions were forced to cancel a show that had expected to attract some 35,000 people paying up to Dhs3,900 each.